Cravat-former.



s. H. SMITH. ORAVAT FORMER.

APPLXOATIOH FILED 1330.27. 1907.

902,923. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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STANLEY H. SMl'lH, OF CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CRAVAT-FORMEB Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed December 27, 1907. Serial No. 408,275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .l, STANLEY HERBERT SMITH, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Carbondale, county of Lackawanna, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Gravat-Former, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an article made from wire bent and formed into the required shape (a keystone), and employed for the purpose of making an uniform and more sightly, lour-in-hand cravat knot. ()rdi narily cravats ol' the four in hand style are narrow at center and wide at ends, when folding the wide ends over the narrow part to make the knot it is drawn very tightly, thus tending to crush the narrow part and destroy its usefulness. This generally leaves an uneven, ununiform and unsightly knot. With this invention, however, the pressure from tightening the knot is brought to bear upon the sides of device, and as it cannot give way, the result is a broad uniform and sightly knot. Not only does it make a neater knot but it also holds it more closely to the collar, this too, without as much strain upon the collar or stricture upon the neck. Of course the grade of goods that the cravat was made of might lessen the firmness of the knot, a hard mixture, would from its smoothness, tend to slip a little, but it will answer for most all medium priced cravats.

The device really consists of two keystones (or trapezoidal) shaped forms, or planes, parallel to one another and joined. at one point. Owin to the closeness of the two forms it is di cult of illustrating.

Figure 1 shows the general shape and con tour of both forms or planes. Fi 2 shows (enlarged) the joint made at the initial point. Fig. 3 shows another view of the initial point and also partial end elevation of both planes. Fig. 4 shows the device placed on cravat ready for the fold, showing points 1 23- 48 as being on top of cloth and points 4- 56-7--8 showing from reverse side of cloth.

The former is made from a single piece of wire into two planes shaped like a key stone and of necessity joined at one point, the initial point 1, (Fig. 1),r'rom 1 it extends in an oblique line to the point 3, from 3 it extends in a horizontal line to the point 5, this line 35 to be considered a head 4, from 5 it extends downward in an oblique line to the point 7, from 7 it extends in a horizontal line to and beyond the point 1 terminating and making a half circle loop at 9, this line 7 to I 9 is to be considered the base 8, this base being parallel to the head 3-5. If the lines 13 forming the side 2, and lines 57 form ing the side 6 were continued beyond the base 8, they would soon converge, and if extended beyond the head 4 they would always be divergent. This being a description of Fig. 1 or the visible plane the plane parallel to it would be described in the same manner.

When using the device it is placed upon the cravat by slipping the narrow band of the cravat between the two planes as shown. in Fig. 4, this shows one half of the former or points 1 2-3-48 as being on top of cravat and points 45'678 at the reverse side of cravat. The device is placed on the cravat and the knot is formed in the usual manner, when the long end of cravat is being drawn downward to tighten the knot the device is slipped upward by the thumb of the person tying the knot so that when the knot is fully tightened the head or point 4 or 4, is drawn snugly against the collar.

The two planes are far enough apart so that the cravat may be easily inserted between them and so that there shall be no clamping action or friction upon the cravat that would prevent freedom of motion. If there should be any tightness at any one point it would prove very annoying as the device would be apt to swing as if upon a pivot, and. thus prevent it from slipping to its proper position.

If from use, the planes are gradually brought in closer relation, so as to interfere with ease of operation, then some unresisting article, thicker than cloth should be inserted between the planes so as to restore their original relation.

As the device is composed of a single piece of wire and consists of two planes joined only at one point, it is important that the initial bends be made at oints 11, so as to secure this joint, this, 0? course, would necessitate the other bends being made in sequence, after the initial joint 1, Fig. 1, would be 3 then 5 then 7 then the half loop at 9. This being the sequence of the bends as shown in Fig. 1, or the visible plane, the bends of the plane parallel to it would be made in the same order.

The formers are, of course, to be made of wire of sufficient hardness and elasticity to adapt them to the use to which they are applied and to be so made that there will be no sharp points exposed. Variations in length of the several sides of the devices to accommodate different sizes of cravats may no doubt be made without departing from the principles of construction or mode of operation of the device. The wires also to be plated so as to make a neat finish and appearance.

I claim as my invention 1. As an article of manufacture, a cravat former comprising a single piece of wire bent to form two spaced parallel polygonal frames.

2. As an article of manufacture, a cravat former comprising spaced tra ezoidal frames formed integrally from a sing e piece of wire.

3. A cravat former having its opposite end portions bent laterally in spaced relation to form parallel polygonal frames, the ends of the wires being wrapped around the middle 20 bent laterally adjacent to its middle to form 25 spaced polygonal frames, the ends of the wire being secured by being wrapped upon its middle portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

STANLEY. H; SMITH. Witnesses:

H. T. WILLIAMS, ELSIE RoEsIGEn. 

